To want my kids driven to school this week?

[TheLostNights]

Neighbour has been helping out with school runs but it's a 20 minute walk to school and very cold in London this week. Aibu to drop them to the before school club in the car so they dont have to walk?
They are primary aged.

She changes into her shoes when you get to school and you bring the wellies home with you?
She walks to school with her friends. I go to work.
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You give her a bag to put them in and she hangs them on her peg with her coat?*
She doesn't have a peg. They put their coats on the back of their chairs,

Can she wear tights under her socks?
No.

Your children will be fine to walk neighbor might think your taking the Michael!

Mine walked further than that, and it never crossed my mind to drive them. It would in any case have taken longer in the car (traffic).

Sounds like the neighbour walks OPs kids to school and OP now wants to drive them but doesn’t want to take the neighbours kids too.

Ummm. In Scotland its always colder than London is and we all manage. Unless there's a medical thing, your kids will be fine.

They are your children so decide what you want to do and go for it.
Your neighbour can fit in with your plans.

However I don't think it is that cold to walk for 20 minutes or so. Your children will be outside playing for longer than that each lunch time, and for at least 15 minutes each playtime.

Temperatures in London predicted to be around 1c every morning at 9am this week. Unless you are going to dripfeed that your children do not have coats and shoes, you are being completely unreasonable.

I assume your dogs are okay been walked that far in those temperatures. I know not all dogs are.

Need a bit more context. If your neighbour has been helping you out for a long time and you are going to take your kids and not theirs. I can see why they would be upset. But it’s your children do as you please .

I was going to say exactly this. Vast swathes of Scotland are very cold AND wet. Children will still go out to play at lunchtime anyway.

But it’s not like it its minus 8 or something. It’s about 1 degree forecast in London tomorrow, hardly the arctic. Unless there is a mega drip feed about health issues which means they can’t be in chilly weather then it’s mad to be worrying about a 20 min walk. 🤨

Sorry - but unless your children have health problems, like Asthma or something, there is absolutely no reason why they can't walk, as long as they have appropriate clothing and footwear.

I understand why you are asking the question and I'm not having a go - but nowadays many people are so used to the 'norm' these days that they forget that it used to be the norm for children to walk to school in all weathers and not only did it not do them any harm, but was actually good for them!

I'm assuming the neighbour was walking them to school although that isn't clear? In any event it is entirely up to you and they are your children - but if it were me I would just let them walk.

Or doing cross country in shorts and t shirt in the middle of winter... I do not miss that but it didn't kill me, so walking to school wrapped up in warm coats with be absolutely fine.

This! North east Scotland here, cold and wet. Currently minus 2 but by 8am its going to be minus 6. I work in a primary school and we'll be taking the kids out to play. Kids will walk to school, we will play in it and walk home in it. No harm done. Jacket, hat, gloves and you're sorted.

Offer to take the other children as a reciprocal favour.

Unless your children have health conditions which make it risky, what is the problem with a 20 minute walk in the cold weather? I walked with my 5 y/o granddaughter for over an hour this morning (-1 degree) just for the fun of it.

@EddieVeddersfoxymop it's bloody cold! Nhs grampian just posted this pic in warning about travel to hospital which makes it look all lovely though!

And re kids at school we just get frequent reminders to send them in with wellies and waterproofs!

Do whatever you want, they’re your kids and it’ll be your cash paying for breakfast club I assume?
With a coat, hat and gloves they’re not going to come to much harm on a 20 minute walk though. We’re in the midlands and don’t intend to use the car for the school run this week.

This! It’s madness, just put a coat on, gloves, hat maybe take spare pair of socks and you’re done.

I had 30 minute walk to school as a child and my mum walked us in whatever the weather!

A morning walk will benefit your children unless they’re unwell.

This

My kids also grew up in Sweden and at Primary age the whole school did a daily 20 minute walk before lessons to aid concentration - all weathers . even in minus 35C

Yeah drop your kids off at breakfast club if you want.

Whats the neighbour got to do with it?

Hats, scarves, gloves and a big coat, there's nothing wrong with a 20 minute walk, unless there's a medical consideration.
I'm not sure whether the school might be a tad annoyed that you're a bad weather user of services that may require/expect that you're using them for work purposes and your friend/neighbour might consider you a fair weather friend, having used her to get your kids to school but not when the weather turns, unless you are taking her kids too? You are, aren't you? You wouldn't just take off in the morning without a word, would you?

So your neighbour has been doing you a favour for sometime (by the sounds of it), but now you think it’s too cold to walk and so you’re going to drive. Well, they’re your kids so you’re entitled to do this but I’d be a bit 🤨 if I had been doing you this favour when you’re clearly able to do it yourself. If you have good reason (ie this week off or whatever) you could offer to take all the kids in your car, but not just your own, no. Because eventually you expect to go back to normal arrangements with your neighbour I assume? I’d think it’s taking the piss if you drive only your kids to school while cold and then fully expect me to carry on taking them when it’s milder. I’m also from Sweden and agree it’s safer to walk - where I’m from we have winter tyres on our vehicles. A brisk walk to school, dressed appropriately, isn’t bad for anyone!